How to Use refinish in a Sentence

refinish

verb
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  • She made her living repairing and refinishing wood floors.
  • And the stairs to the second floor need to be refinished.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
  • The plants had to be moved to the deck while the hardwood floors were refinished.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • For $20 an hour, Ernesto agrees to refinish and paint the deck.
    — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 10 June 2019
  • The fireplace got a facelift and the pantry was refinished.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • All the floors were stripped and the walls were refinished to bring the apartment back to its muted roots.
    — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The hardwood floors have been refinished, and the garage doors have been replaced.
    — Shannon Rooney, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The goldtop changed hands at least three times since then and has been refinished at least twice.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The floors, of heart pine, fir, and maple — in one bedroom, the boards are more than 18 inches wide — were all refinished.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2018
  • Amiee restored and refinished lots of the furniture that fills the home.
    — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 1 June 2017
  • The hardwood floors have been refinished, the roof is newer and the windows have been replaced.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The heavy stucco was smoothed out and the wood floors were refinished and bleached, which added a softer, natural look.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • If the entire floor is covered in scratches and gouges, the best option might be to refinish the entire floor.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2022
  • When that happens, the only remedy is to sand and refinish the floor.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t: Sanding, stripping or refinishing a floor should be left to the pros.
    — Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2020
  • Why not take an old piece and repurpose or refinish it?
    — Cathy Hobbs, Star Tribune, 8 Jan. 2021
  • The solid wood frames of the banquette booths were sanded back to bare wood and refinished with special care by the artisans.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 14 June 2023
  • On the other hand, our kitchen cabinets, once they're done, will be refinished.
    — OregonLive.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • But to lay a good foundation for a summer of fun, start from the ground up by refinishing or staining your deck.
    — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • Built in 2002, the house recently has been painted and had its hardwood floors refinished.
    — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 1 July 2019
  • These can also be refinished or painted—the more ornate the better.
    — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 19 Sep. 2018
  • The 1,500-square-foot space is being repainted and refinished to give it a modern cantina feel.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The house has been painted, some floors are refinished, others replaced.
    — Anne-Marie Yerks, House Beautiful, 15 Oct. 2015
  • Either way, to get everything to match, the best solution is to refinish the entire floor.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • McLaurin says, and was refinished and its brass and its light fixture restored or replaced.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Cole said the original floors are being refinished and drywall is being torn down to expose the cream city brick in the Mann Block building.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2019
  • But avoid the ugly sanding marks left by your handyman by refinishing entire boards: all of the new pieces plus the old floorboards that the handyman marred.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Red-oak hardwood floors already ran through much of the house’s first level, so they were extended into the kitchen and refinished.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This is the home created by the design maven and her husband, Shane, who did much of the work of tearing out woodwork, painting, refinishing floors and installing appliances.
    — Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The living and dining area floor installed in the 1970s was originally from Boise High School and was still good; Renaissance refinished it and installed new sub-flooring and flooring where necessary.
    — Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024

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